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Fafo Foundation

In research, Fafo Foundation stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,095 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,994
of 28,054 · #8,709 all time
Rank in Norway
#73
of 133
Research works
1.2k
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
31k
26.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is Fafo Foundation known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #7,095 of 10,521 22.6%94 #3525

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fafo Foundation sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2.74× its world share, 27 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.08× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.55× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.11× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.17× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.46× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 3.42× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.62× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.50× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.55× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.62× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.03× its world share, 53 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fafo Foundation?

Ranked on the composite score, HE Kempson, Jon Erik Dølvik and Ingrid Olesen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fafo Foundation.

  1. 1 HE Kempson Norway · #148,725 worldwide 98 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Jon Erik Dølvik Norway · #557,218 worldwide 24 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Ingrid Olesen Norway · #644,600 worldwide 93 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Kai Gehring Norway · #1,594,457 worldwide 11 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Fafo Foundation

Which keywords describe research at Fafo Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Aquaculture, Consumer Perception, Globalization, Labor Market, Nutrition, Mental Health, Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Gut Microbiota.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Globalization14▲ 3.3×31 topics
  2. Aquaculture13▲ 24×7 topics
  3. Consumer Perception10▲ 23×6 topics
  4. Mental Health10▲ 3.4×15 topics
  5. Sustainability8▲ 1.69×29 topics
  6. Labor Market8▲ 13×7 topics
  7. Nutrition7▲ 7.7×4 topics
  8. Omega-3 Fatty Acids7▲ 44×2 topics
  9. Gut Microbiota7▲ 9.1×4 topics
  10. Fatty Acids6▲ 30×1 topic
  11. Fish Feed6▲ 60×1 topic
  12. Lipid Oxidation6▲ 28×2 topics
  13. Unemployment6▲ 33×2 topics
  14. Antioxidants6▲ 6.1×2 topics
  15. Health Outcomes6▲ 9.6×3 topics
  16. Meat Quality6▲ 35×2 topics
  17. Human Rights5▲ 2.5×10 topics
  18. Protein Oxidation5▲ 44×1 topic
  19. Spoilage Microbiota5▲ 44×1 topic
  20. Probiotics5▲ 10×3 topics
  21. Political Economy5▲ 9.0×8 topics
  22. Austerity Measures5▲ 33×2 topics
  23. Economic Crisis5▲ 19×1 topic
  24. Income Inequality5▲ 16×5 topics
  25. Precarious Employment5▲ 36×1 topic
  26. Immigration4▲ 18×3 topics
  27. Cytokines4▲ 7.0×2 topics
  28. Social Policy4▲ 21×2 topics
  29. Fish Immunology4▲ 43×1 topic
  30. Innate Immunity4▲ 6.1×1 topic
  31. Labor Movement4▲ 95×1 topic
  32. Public Opinion4▲ 15×4 topics
  33. Union Revitalization4▲ 95×1 topic
  34. Politics4▲ 6.9×4 topics
  35. Institutional Change3▲ 45×1 topic
  36. Labor Market Flexibility3▲ 42×2 topics
  37. Multiculturalism3▲ 8.5×3 topics
  38. Welfare State3▲ 19×1 topic
  39. Citizenship3▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Refugees3▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Fafo Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, Meat and Animal Product Quality, Employment and Welfare Studies and Aquaculture disease management and microbiota.

Aquaculture Nutrition an…6Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 6 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product …5Meat and Animal Product Quality: 5 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare S…5Employment and Welfare Studies: 5 fractional worksAquaculture disease mana…4Aquaculture disease management and microbiota: 4 fractional worksLabor Movements and Unions: 4 fractional worksSocial Policy and Reform Studies: 3 fractional worksSensory Analysis and Sta…3Sensory Analysis and Statistical Methods: 3 fractional worksMigration, Refugees, and Integration: 3 fractional worksDigital Economy and Work Transformation: 3 fractional worksEuropean and International Law Studies: 2 fractional works
Aquatic ScienceAnimal Science and ZoologyGeneral Health ProfessionsImmunology4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 6 works
  2. 2 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 5 works
  3. 3 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 5 works
  4. 4 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 4 works
  5. 5 Labor Movements and Unions Public Administration 4 works
  6. 6 Social Policy and Reform Studies Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  7. 7 Sensory Analysis and Statistical Methods Food Science 3 works
  8. 8 Migration, Refugees, and Integration Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  9. 9 Digital Economy and Work Transformation Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  10. 10 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available57.5%not open42.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.2%domestic only56.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fafo Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% lower than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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